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Silsbee, Nathaniel, 1773-1850. Nathaniel Silsbee papers, 1809-1844.

Title: Nathaniel Silsbee papers, 1809-1844.

Chiefly letters written by Silsbee relating to Massachusetts and national politics. Correspondents include James Trecothick Austin, Lewis Brantz, Thomas P. Coxe, H. A. S. Dearborn, Mahlon Dickerson, David Henshaw, James Miller, James Kirke Paulding, David Porter, Samuel L. Southard, Smith Thompson, and Bryant P. Tilden,

ArchivalResource: 18 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70980464 View

Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Bankruptcy Act of 1800 Commissioners' Commissions

Title: Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Bankruptcy Act of 1800 Commissioners' Commissions

ArchivalResource:

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/565128 View

Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853. Mahlon Dickerson correspondence, 1825-1850.

Title: Mahlon Dickerson correspondence, 1825-1850.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79423612 View

Cope, Thomas P. (Thomas Pim), 1768-1854. Letterbooks, 1788-1853 [microform].

Title: Letterbooks, 1788-1853 [microform].

The records consist of a microfilm of four volumes of letterbooks containing Cope's outbound correspondence from December 1788 to May 1853. The quantity of letters decreases markedly after 1835, as Cope relinquishes most of the details of business to his sons. Cope kept no diary between 1820 and 1843, and the letters are the primary source on his life and career during this period.

ArchivalResource: 4 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86119173 View

United States. Navy Dept. Petition to Secretary of the Navy, 1835, September 25.

Title: Petition to Secretary of the Navy, 1835, September 25.

Petition to Secretary of the Navy Hon. M. Dickerson recommending appointment of Wm. Eason, Jr. and signed by A. Huntsman, Felix Grundy, E. Johnson, Sam Bunch, Luke Lea, E. J. Shields, A. P. Maury, W. C. Dunlap, James Shandefer, and John B. Forester.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63891184 View

David Conner papers, 1816-1856

Title: David Conner papers 1816-1856

David Conner (1792-1856) was a United States naval officer. He served as Navy Commissioner; chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Repair; commander of the U.S. naval force in the Gulf of Mexico during the war with Mexico; and commandant of the naval base at Philadelphia. Collection consists of correspondence and official papers of Conner. Bulk of the collection is correspondence, mostly incoming, from Secretaries of the Navy, naval bureaucrats, ships' officers, crew members, U.S. consuls, foreign diplomats, and captains of ships in Conner's squadron. Also, official Navy Dept. instructions, sailing orders, diplomatic papers, instructions, secret intelligence reports, records of courts-martial, crew lists, and other papers concerning preparation for combat, deployment of ships, political conditions, and naval routines.

ArchivalResource: 5.7 linear feet (19 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/642 View

Williamson, Isaac H. (Isaac Halsted), 1767-1844. Papers, 1817-1846 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1817-1846 (inclusive).

Letters received, 1817-1844, relating to legal matters and Wiliamson's service as governor; bill of sale, 1826, for four slaves purchased by Williamson; and receipts, 1844, 1846, including one for advertising in, and a subscription to, the New-Jersey Journal.

ArchivalResource: 26 items (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122566750 View

Madison, James, 1751-1836. James Madison letters to Frederick Beasley [manuscript] 1823-31.

Title: James Madison letters to Frederick Beasley [manuscript] 1823-31.

In a letter, 1823 Nov. 24, Montpelier, Orange Co., Va., Madison thanks Beasley for the gift of "A search of truth in the science of the human mind, In a letter, 1824 Dec. 22, Madison discusses the administrative organization of U.Va., its lack of a "theological professorship" its European professor, Thomas Jefferson, and a book, (from the original in the American Philosophical Society. Mss 8562). In a etter, 1831 March 22, Madison writes regarding a letter Beasley requested Madison write Henry? Clay and mentioning Mahlon? Dickerson and Samuel Lewis? Southard.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647943068 View

Elisha Kent Kane Papers, Bulk, 1843-1857, 1810-1953

Title: Elisha Kent Kane Papers Bulk, 1843-1857 1810-1953

The most stellar member of a stellar family, Elisha Kent Kane was among the most popular American explorers of the mid-nineteenth century, a hero in the tragic mode. Born in Philadelphia in 1820, the son of John Kintzing Kane and Jane Duval Leiper, Kane studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania before earning a commission as a naval surgeon. While in the Navy, Kane embarked on the succession of voyages to exotic locales that became the basis for his extraordinary fame. In 1843, he attended Caleb Cushing's first diplomatic mission to China as ship's physician, and subsequently traveled to the Philippines and Western Africa. Distinguishing himself in the Mexican War, Kane's greatest fame came from two expeditions to the arctic, aiming to locate the lost explorer, Sir John Franklin and to explore for evidence of the open polar sea. Kane died in 1857 while attempting to organize a third arctic voyage. Part of the Kane Family Collection, the Papers of Elisha Kent Kane contain a mix of personal and family correspondence with correspondence relating to all of Kane's explorations. Intelligent, articulate and very much a romantic, Kane's letters are expressive and passionate. The collection provides fine documentation of youth, his relationship with the Spiritualist Margaret Fox, and of course his travels to China and off the coast of Africa in 1846. Kane's two expeditions to the arctic are particularly well documented, with correspondence, notes, logbooks, diaries, and sketches, as well as Kane's post-expedition notes, writings, and lectures recounting his experiences.

ArchivalResource: 6.75 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.K132-ead.xml View

Hull, Isaac, 1773-1843. Papers, 1810-1842.

Title: Papers, 1810-1842.

This is the most extensive collection of documents relative to the career of Isaac Hull and his many years service in the U.S. Navy. The papers span the years 1810 to 1842 and include letters and letter-books, ledgers and account books, log books and ships papers, legal records and official reports, meteorological observations and sundry printed matter. Some of the more interesting documents were published in Commodore Hull: Papers of Isaac Hull (Boston, 1929). The bulk of the collection falls around 1840, during his period of service in the Mediterranean, when he had command of "Ohio," "Cyane," "Brandywine" and "Preble." Of great importance are the many letters from officials in Washington and U.S. consuls overseas, including William Tudor, Obadiah Rich and Hosea Sprague, which give a good account of political and military conditions at home and abroad. The papers, in sum, present a vivid picture of the development of the U.S. Navy during a critical period, beset by frequently hostile European forces and by suspicious bureaucrats in Washington, yet strengthened by the character, resolve and the organizational abilities of clear-minded sailors such as Commodore Hull. Also included in the collection are William Miller's account of the battle of Ayacucho (1825) and Bernardo O'Higgins' "To the virtuous inhabitants of the Archipelago of Chiloe" (1826).

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes + 16 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13087734 View

Matthew Calbraith Perry correspondence, 1812-1878.

Title: Matthew Calbraith Perry correspondence, 1812-1878.

Letters written between American naval officer Matthew Calbraith Perry and various correspondents concerning Perry's expedition to Japan and other diplomatic matters.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00487/catalog View

Pennsylvania. Governor. Appointment, 1808 July 22, of Mahlon Dickerson as recorder of the city of Philadelphia.

Title: Appointment, 1808 July 22, of Mahlon Dickerson as recorder of the city of Philadelphia.

Printed form filled out in manuscript, with the state seal, signed by McKean.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 33 x 40 cm. folded to 26 x 22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122616984 View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View

Morton, Marcus, 1784-1864. ALS : Taunton [Mass.], to Mahlon Dickerson, Washington, 1836 Oct. 28.

Title: ALS : Taunton [Mass.], to Mahlon Dickerson, Washington, 1836 Oct. 28.

Letter of recommendation for the position of midshipman for Charles D. Jordan.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) in folder ; 25 x 30 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46886218 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01499/catalog View

Elliott, Jesse D. (Jesse Duncan), 1782-1845. Papers, 1824-1839.

Title: Papers, 1824-1839.

Papers relating to Elliott's service as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Navy Mediterranean Squadron. Attested copies of general orders, circulars, and other letters from Navy Dept. officials to previous commanders of the Squadron (William Montgomery Crane, James Biddle, and Daniel T. Patterson) chiefly concerning discipline, pay, supplies, and reporting; correspondence among Elliott and officers of the squadron concerning ships' stores; records of a court-martial ordered by Elliott and documents of a complaint arising from it that resulted in his own court-martial; a list of marines on the U.S.S. Constitution, with the expiration dates of their enlistment; and miscellaneous letters to Elliott on naval matters. Persons represented include Charles Crillon Barton, William P.C. Barton, James Biddle, William Boerum, Thomas J. Boyd, John Branch, Thomas W. Brent, Oscar Bullus, John Colhoun, William Montgomery Crane, Aaron Ogden Dayton, Mahlon Dickerson, John N. Hambleton, Andrew Allen Harwood, John C. Holland, C.G. Hunter, Edward Livingston, James T. McDonough, Fred. A. Neville, David Offley, Daniel T. Patterson, George F. Pearson, David Porter, William D. Porter, William S. Ringgold, William J.H. Robertson, John Rodgers, Samuel L. Southard, Henry A. Steele, Andrew Stevenson, Sir John Stoddart, James M. Watson, Harry P.T. Wood, and Levi Woodbury.

ArchivalResource: ca. 80 items ; 35 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122616996 View

John McKeon Letters, 1835-1846

Title: John McKeon Letters 1835-1846

Letters from Congressman John McKeon, most to Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (SC)

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/m/mckeon_j.htm View

Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868. Letter : to Mahlon Dickerson / by Lawrence Kearny, 1838 Jan 18.

Title: Letter : to Mahlon Dickerson / by Lawrence Kearny, 1838 Jan 18.

Resigning command of the United States Exploring Expedition.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702128443 View

Bayles, George, 1836-1901. Canfield-Dickerson families papers, 1738-1926.

Title: Canfield-Dickerson families papers, 1738-1926.

Correspondence, diaries, financial records, and legal papers, of allied families of Morris County, N.J.

ArchivalResource: 6 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70956113 View

Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849. [Letter] 1838 March 7 Washington City [to] M. Dickerson / James K. Polk.

Title: [Letter] 1838 March 7 Washington City [to] M. Dickerson / James K. Polk. 1838.

Recommendation for John A. Bradford of Tennessee to be appointed purser in the navy.

ArchivalResource: [2] p. ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38277575 View

Gayarré, Charles, 1805-1895. Charles Gayarré letter to Mahlon Dickerson, 1835.

Title: Charles Gayarré letter to Mahlon Dickerson, 1835.

Autograph letter, signed, from Charles Gayarré to Secretary of the Navy Mahlon Dickerson, dated Philadelphia, April 8, 1835. Gayarré states that he is enclosing two letters requesting naval appointments for two different men, which he had intended to deliver personally but had been unable to do.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709966865 View

Cleveland, Jesse Franklin, 1804-1841. Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mahlon Dickerson, 1836 Jan. 21.

Title: Letter : Washington, D.C., to Mahlon Dickerson, 1836 Jan. 21.

ALS.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28837834 View